38% of three-pointers! Average of 10+4, the Rockets will get rid of Van Jordan, the team reporter made a request to Shepard

Van Jordan's cruciate ligament tear was reimbursed in advance in the season, which was a fatal blow to the Rockets. After all, he is a player who can organize, defend and has strong external firepower. In addition, Van Jordan's leadership temperament in the locker room and his spirit as a veteran on the court. His absence has an impact on Durant's championship, but for some players, it may not be a bad thing, especially Shepard. Because the NBA is cruel and needs opportunities too much.

What should Shepard do if Van Jordan is not injured? As the sixth substitute, he can only eat the leftovers of Van Jordan, after all, Big Head averaged 36 minutes per game. Shepard will have more opportunities than last season, but there are also limited opportunities. Shepard has been a 24-year-old girl, and it would be a waste of talent if she continues like this. So Big Head was injured, and shepherd was rewarded with God. He would get the starting position of the Rockets and he had control. If Shepard can gain a foothold this time, the Rockets may no longer rely on Van Jordan.

Van Jordan's contract has two years left, and one year after reimbursement, there is still a player option of 25 million yuan per year. If Shepard can't play, the Rockets will rely more on Van Jordan's form after his comeback in the 26-27 season. And if Shepard plays out, then the Rockets still need Van Jordan after a big injury? After all, the defender who does not eat explosive power will be basically disabled if he suffers a torn cruciate ligament in his knee, such as Oladipo, and Thompson who does not eat explosive power.

Of course, Shepard's pressure is not as great as we imagined. Rockets reporter Kelly Iko said on the podcast Kevin O’Connor Show that the team made two requests to Shepard.

Kelly Iko said: "Losing Van Jordan is fatal to us, but if Shepard can stand up, it may be good news for the Rockets. We don't have that high requirements for Shepard. As long as he averages more than 10 points per game and contributes some organizations, and has 38% of three-pointers from the outside, it doesn't seem to be that a pity to lose Van Jordan."

Data analysis, comparison between Shepard and Van Jordan. During his attendance last season, Shepard played 52 games and spent other time in the Development League and the bench, averaging 12 minutes per game to score 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting percentage of 35% and three-point shooting percentage of 33.8%. Van Jordan averaged 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.6 breaks in 30 games, with a shooting percentage of 37.9% and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.5%. In fact, the shooting percentage is very average. Interestingly, in the three games in which Shepard started, he averaged 19.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting percentage was 48.9% and 3-point shooting percentage was 52%.

This is what we said, "It's a blessing to have a loss of power." Is Shepard really not okay? Not necessarily. He showed a completely different state when he was a substitute and started. He was confident and courageous when he started and was timid when he was a substitute. Moreover, Shepard worked hard to train strength and confrontation during the offseason, and he was actually very mature in college. Why does Uduka like Shepard? He has a high basketball court, and his defense is not lost, and he is a team basketball. The easiest thing in the NBA to solve is confrontation, at least he has strengthened a lot in the latest Shepard training photos.

, and the Rockets have Amen, Shin Kyung and Durant. These three people would have organized, especially Shin Kyung, who is the strongest. To put it bluntly, Van Jordan was not injured and his role in the new season was not as good as last year. He basically passed the ball in half. Then defend and three-pointers, and a 15 pick-and-roll start-up move with Shin Kyung. Shepard is also capable of these tasks after gaining weight. Luck really stands on Shepard's side. Stone made a desperate bet in the offseason and failed to strengthen the backcourt, which gave Shepard a great performance stage. Shepard certainly doesn't want Van Jordan to be injured, but this is indeed an opportunity to change his fate in his career.